diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java
index 6dba43ed261f..2952f93ebfdc 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection extends BaseJavaLocalInspec
         final PsiCallExpression callExpression = LambdaCanBeMethReferenceInspection.canBeMethodReferenceProblem(methods[0].getBody(), parameters, anonymousClass.getBaseClassType());
         if (callExpression == null) return;
         final String methodRefText =
-          LambdaCanBeMethReferenceInspection.createMethodReferenceText(callExpression, parameters, anonymousClass.getBaseClassType());
+          LambdaCanBeMethReferenceInspection.createMethodReferenceText(callExpression, anonymousClass.getBaseClassType());
 
         if (methodRefText != null) {
           final String canonicalText = anonymousClass.getBaseClassType().getCanonicalText();
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LambdaCanBeMethReferenceInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LambdaCanBeMethReferenceInspection.java
index ca7fe43fd5d2..8c61532d14e9 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LambdaCanBeMethReferenceInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LambdaCanBeMethReferenceInspection.java
@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ public class LambdaCanBeMethReferenceInspection extends BaseJavaLocalInspectionT
   }
 
   @Nullable
-  protected static String createMethodReferenceText(PsiElement element, final PsiParameter[] parameters, PsiType functionalInterfaceType) {
+  protected static String createMethodReferenceText(PsiElement element, PsiType functionalInterfaceType) {
     String methodRefText = null;
     if (element instanceof PsiMethodCallExpression) {
       final PsiMethodCallExpression methodCall = (PsiMethodCallExpression)element;
       final PsiMethod psiMethod = methodCall.resolveMethod();
-      LOG.assertTrue(psiMethod != null);
+      if (psiMethod == null) return null;
       final PsiClass containingClass = psiMethod.getContainingClass();
       LOG.assertTrue(containingClass != null);
       final PsiReferenceExpression methodExpression = methodCall.getMethodExpression();
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ public class LambdaCanBeMethReferenceInspection extends BaseJavaLocalInspectionT
       final PsiElement element = descriptor.getPsiElement();
       final PsiLambdaExpression lambdaExpression = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, PsiLambdaExpression.class);
       if (lambdaExpression == null) return;
-      final String methodRefText = createMethodReferenceText(element, lambdaExpression.getParameterList().getParameters(), lambdaExpression.getFunctionalInterfaceType());
+      final String methodRefText = createMethodReferenceText(element, lambdaExpression.getFunctionalInterfaceType());
 
       if (methodRefText != null) {
         final PsiExpression psiExpression =